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Disability Support Pension

Are you eligible for the Disability Support Pension? Is it better to choose the Disability Support Pension or the Age Pension, if you have the choice? Find the answers to these questions and more on the YOURLifeChoices Disability Support Pension page.

You will also find information on disability services, Centrelink updates, and how the disability pension affects your finances, both before and after you retire.

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Pension increases

From 20 March 2012 pension rates will increase in line with cost of living increases.

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Age Pension versus Disability Support Pension

YOURLifeChoices subscriber, Ron, currently receives the Disability Support Pension and would like to know if he would be better to switch to the Age Pension when he is eligible? Q. Ron I have just received forms from Centrelink ...

The Carbon Tax: What’s in it for carers and people with disability

What will you receive? A one-off lump sum advance Australian recipients of a Disability Support Pension or a Carer Payment will receive assistance in two ways. Firstly, a separate Clean Energy Advance will be paid to pensioners. This will amount to $250 for ...

Pension increases

Pension increases

From 20 September 2011 pension rates will increase in line with CPI resulting in an increase of $19.50 for a single Age Pension.

How much will you get?

Income test limits for pensions

Income test limits for pensions

The CPI rise in pension payments is also reflected by an increase in the amount of income you can receive before you lose your pension completely.

Centrelink income tests

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Increased asset test limits

Increased asset test limits

Asset limits have been reviewed and increased in line with recent CPI pension increases.

Centrelink asset test

Guide to Centrelink

Guide to Centrelink

YOURLifeChoices answer your questions on the Age Pension, Starting retirement and using Centrelink Online Services.

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